>A while ago she got ahold of a crayon and for a day she passed the most
>beautiful, bright blue stools! She seems fine. Any idea if there could be
>any lasting effects? We think she ate the whole thing.
 
    No , Stan - shouldn't be any lasting effects.  Crayons are made to be
eaten - wax is fairly inert.  Otherwise Crayola would have had a million
lawsuits by now...
 
Bruce H. Williams, DVM         Dept. of Veterinary Pathology
Chief Pathologist, AccuPath    Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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[Posted in FML issue 1252]